Merry Cat Faery's Samhain!
And Happy Halloween !
Merry Cat Faery's Samhain!
And Happy Halloween !
"Samhain
(pronounced sow-en )
Samhain is known as a
"mystical
& enchanted night,
when magic can be done to benefit
our personal lives as well as our planet."
Samhain helps keep beings
"steadfast" in their "understanding
that human life parallels
the changing of the seasons."
It is also the "time to project for
beneficial change on the Earth.
This is one of the most
important,
though least understood,
of the Celtic festivals.
Unlike the standard modern adaption
of "halloween" or " All Hallows' Eve,
the true holiday of Samhain
has nothing to do with "evil" practices
or ghoulish costumes, etc."
In ancient Celtic times , everybody practiced & embraced natural "magic"
& "women's intuition"
EVERBODY lived a "magical-life",
which was & still is a living religion & a way of life.
Faery Magic !
In Honour of:
"Tuatha de Danann"
"The Children of The Goddess Danu"
"To the ancient Celts, the Faery World was a real place,
a magical Otherworld or time out side of time,"...
Fae ....made up of a race of gifted
beings.
"All Celts" are said "to have Faery blood, even to this
day."
(and there are also other cultures who are familiar with the Fae,
elfen, merfolk or nature elemental spirits, by various names.)
By the Celts & their descendants,
"Faeries" are often said,
to "dwell in the Faery mounds or hilltops,
& often encountered at sacred junctures,
usually magical places on Earth
that are actually between worlds."
" Samhain above all, is a time to build on your imagination.
" Let yourself feel
the very core of your beings ,
"what it is to wonder."
Let everything you take part in on Samhain
appeal to "a sense of mystery & magic "
More About The Celtic
Samhain :
"To the ancient Celts, this great holiday divided the year into two
seasons, Winter & Summer."
"Samhain is the day on which the Celtic New Year & Winter begin
together, so it is a time of beginnings & endings."
"On Samhain
the veil between the worlds of spirit & matter is lifted & the
living & the dead are more likely to exchange psychic information."
It is also an excellent time for meditation or divination.
On Samhain, the ancient
tribes celebrated
the Celtic Feast of the Dead
for Loved Ones that had gone on ahead
to The Spirit World.
Today we continue to honour the memories of our ancestors." ("This
practice has directly influenced
countless other religions & folk customs.")
"Rituals"
are performed
"to keep anything negative from the past -- out of the future."
"Spells are cast to psychically
contact one's deceased forebears & retrieve ancient knowledge, thus
preserving the great web" that reaches "through many generations
of human families." "Samhain is a time for change & a time
to look to the future."
Costumes & Celebrations:
Today, as in the past,
beings may dress for Samhain
in a costume reflecting
what they hope to be,
or achieve in the future."
In a "manner of speaking," as a "New Year's Resolution."
If someone wishes for spiritual "beauty" & joy they might
"dress as a butterfly 
or
Faery Queen 
to
ensure that their spiritual journey through life has power & sweetness."
Perhaps a mermaid or merman could represent deep mystery,
& the subconscious mind & intuition ...etc
Or perhaps....If they
"hope for prosperity & success,
" they might "dress as a princess;" 
Would
you like to dress as a beautiful, clever fox?
Or perhaps...a wild horse for freedom...?
or wanting to experience "more confidence & strength,"
they could dress as a tigress, lion, lynx,
jaguar, leopard, ocelot, or other lovely feline
or a strong noble bear or wolf ......
Perhaps you would like
to draw attention
or honor to an endangered animal.
Perhaps you would like to celebrate a magical being...
What does a dragon or a teltum
or unicorn represent to you?
As you can see the possibilities are as boundless
as your imagination.. ;o) Smiles!
Some are happy as they are or too shy to wear costumes
& so come dressed as they regularly do, to Samhain festivities.
After the rituals of
the Magic Circle,
they need not go to the houses of strangers,
"but may go to the homes of friends
to show off their costumes
& sample treats."
Samhain is known as a "mystical
& enchanted night,
when magic can be done to benefit our personal lives
as well as our planet."
Samhain helps keep beings "steadfast" in their "understanding
that human life parallels the changing of the seasons."
It is also the "time to meditate for
beneficial change" on the Earth.
Merry Cat Faery's Samhain!
And Happy Halloween !
If You Are Not Sure,
When To Celebrate Seasonal Holidays ?
Here Are A Few Outside Links To Another Web site,
With Precise Time Information for Earths Seasons, Moon Phases & More
These will take you outside, so please book-mark us before leaving. Tee-Hee!
Moon
Phases
Including Moonrise/Moonset Phases
Also Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight
Astronomical Applications Dept.
U.S.N.O.
Earth's
Seasons
Equinoxes & Solstices,
Perihelion & Aphelion
Listed From 1992 -- Until 2005
Outside Link to U.S.N.O.
Astronomical Applications Dept.
First they came for the women & I didn't
speak up because I was not a "feminist".....
Then they came for the teenagers, & I didn't speak up because I was
not a "teenager"...
Then they came for the children of the Goddess,
& I did not speak because I was for the patriarchal men & a male
god..
Then they came for all the children,
& I did not speak up because I was a grown man...
Then they came for The Friends of The Fae & wildlife loving "tree-huggers",
& I did not speak up because I knew them not,
( I was a "grown-up" who had lost my inner child.....)
Then they came for me, and by that time noone was left to speak up.
Stop The Madness & Love One Another in Freedom
A Magical Merfolk &
Faekith Vale
Holiday House/Halloween & Samhain Realms
copyright 1997 & 1998
flwrfey (c)98
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